About me

I design, develop and evaluate investable, resilient water programmes, strategies and initiatives.

For over the last 22 years I have worked in some way on resilience: in practice (as a programme staff of UNICEF/INGOs based in 8 countries; as an environmental planner in North America) and in policy (as a Global Water Policy Advisor with Oxfam and as a managing consultant).

Since 2015 I have worked with many of the world’s leading organisations in water and climate as a consultant, supporting them to achieve a vision of a more sustainable and just world. My previous experiences in hands-on programming responding to and preparing for disasters, being based throughout South Asia, Africa and Latin America for over a decade; and working with multi-stakeholders from community groups to Ministries in a range of contexts (fragile and conflict affected, transitioning economy, low income and industrialised) has allowed me to distinguish between works well on paper, and what actions transform and deliver real, sustainable benefits, suitable for climate finance.

Apart from designing programmes, I lead author policy & advocacy reports, reporting to or leading high profile steering committees. I am an experienced team lead on evaluations of complex programmes (examples include a virtual network of professionals, a flagship transboundary water programme and a donor portfolio in water). I bring collaboration and learning to all of the work that I do.

I am a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv, MIEMA) and Environmental Planner (BES, University of Waterloo, Canada) and have an MA in Environmental Policy (University of Sussex, UK). I have a basic working grasp of French and Spanish.